United Kingdom
Permanent Security Council member5,694
GA votes
2,663 yes · 1,419 no · 1,560 abstain
2,815
SC votes
2,673 yes · 1 no · 60 abstain
32
Vetoes cast
P5 alignment
How often United Kingdom voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.
| Permanent member | GA only | GA + SC |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 60.4% | 72.5% |
| France | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| Russian Federation | 54.6% | 70.8% |
| China | 40.5% | 58.0% |
The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.
P5 alignment over time
Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.
A/RES/74/49
The Arms Trade Treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-12
A/RES/74/45
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-12
A/RES/74/38
Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-12
A/RES/74/77
Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-12
A/RES/74/75
The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-12
A/RES/74/29
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-12
A/RES/74/19
Oceans and the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-10
A/RES/74/17
Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-09
S/RES/2500(2019)
Security Council resolution 2500 (2019) [on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] · 2019-12-04
A/RES/74/13
Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Global Communications of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-03
A/RES/74/10
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-03
A/RES/74/11
Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-03
A/RES/74/12
Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-03
A/RES/74/14
The Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-12-03
A/RES/74/9
The situation in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-11-27
S/RES/2498(2019)
Security Council resolution 2498 (2019) [on extension of exemptions for the arms embargo and enforcement authorizations for the ban on illicit trade and on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Somalia until 15 Dec. 2020] · 2019-11-15
S/RES/2499(2019)
Security Council resolution 2499 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 Nov. 2020] · 2019-11-15
S/RES/2497(2019)
Security Council resolution 2497 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2020] · 2019-11-14
A/RES/74/7
Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-11-07
S/RES/2496(2019)
Security Council resolution 2496 (2019) [on renewal of the authorization of the European Union-led Multinational Stabilization Force (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a further period of 12 months] · 2019-11-05
S/RES/2495(2019)
Security Council resolution 2495 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 Oct. 2020] · 2019-10-31
S/RES/2494(2019)
Security Council resolution 2494 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2020] · 2019-10-30
S/RES/2493(2019)
Security Council resolution 2493 (2019) [on women and peace and security] · 2019-10-29
S/RES/2492(2019)
Security Council resolution 2492 (2019) [on extension of the mandate modification of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2019] · 2019-10-15
S/RES/2491(2019)
Security Council resolution 2491 (2019) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations as set out in paras. 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Security Council resolution 2240 (2015) concerning migrant smuggling and human trafficking into, through and from the Libyan territory and off the coast of Libya] · 2019-10-03
S/RES/2490(2019)
Security Council resolution 2490 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 21 Sept. 2020] · 2019-09-20
S/RES/2489(2019)
Security Council resolution 2489 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Sept. 2020] · 2019-09-17
A/RES/73/344
Academy for Human Encounters and Dialogue : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-09-16
S/RES/2488(2019)
Security Council resolution 2488 (2019) [on renewal and adjustment of measures on arms embargo against the Central African Republic until 31 Jan. 2020] · 2019-09-12
S/RES/2487(2019)
Security Council resolution 2487 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 25 Sept. 2020] · 2019-09-12
S/RES/2486(2019)
Security Council resolution 2486 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 Sept. 2020] · 2019-09-12
A/RES/73/336
Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-09-10
A/RES/73/335
New Partnership for Africa's Development : progress in implementation and international support : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-09-10
S/RES/2484(2019)
Security Council resolution 2484 (2019) [on renewal of sanctions imposed by Security Council resolution 2374 (2017) and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts concerning Mali until 30 Sept. 2020] · 2019-08-29
S/RES/2485(2019)
Security Council resolution 2485 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 Aug. 2020] · 2019-08-29
A/RES/73/332
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Pacific Islands Forum : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-08-01
A/RES/73/330
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-07-25
S/RES/2483(2019)
Security Council resolution 2483 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 Jan. 2020] · 2019-07-25
A/RES/73/326
Format and organizational aspects of the International Migration Review Forums : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2019-07-19
S/RES/2482(2019)
Security Council resolution 2482 (2019) [on preventing and combating terrorism, including terrorism benefitting from transnational organized crime] · 2019-07-19
Vetoes cast by United Kingdom
S/21048 — Panama
1989-12-23
S/20378 — 1989 Letters from Libya and Bahrain (Libya)
1989-01-11
S/19585 — South Africa
1988-03-08
S/18785 — Namibia
1987-04-09
S/18705 — South Africa
1987-02-20
S/18163 — Complaint by Angola against South Africa
1986-06-18
S/18087/Rev. 1 — Southern Africa
1986-05-23
S/18016/Rev. 1 — 1986 Letters from various Member States (Libya)
1986-04-21
S/17633 — Namibia
1985-11-15
S/17354/Rev.1 — South Africa
1985-07-26
S/15156/Rev. 2 — Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1982-06-04
S/14462 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14461 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14460/Rev.1 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14459 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/12312/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12311/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12310/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12211 — Namibia
1976-10-19
S/11713 — Namibia
1975-06-06